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Unboxing the Black Box: Towards a Typology of Theorizing from Qualitative Single Case Studies (114)
Author/s: Bareerah Hoorani Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki Michael Gibbert
Track: Research Methodology
Paper Type: Full Papers
Keywords: Theorizing, Single Case Study Design, Typology
Abstract: The literature in the field of organization and management studies has given scant attention to the process of theorizing. This becomes a complete black box when it comes to qualitative single case study research, which seems ironic given that theorizing is one of the strengths of single case studies. To understand the process of theorizing from single case study research, we employ qualitative content analysis on single case study papers published in Organization Science and Organization studies from 1997 until 2018. We find four distinct processes of theorizing, namely narrative theorizing, story corroboration theorizing, variational theorizing, and counterfactual theorizing. Our findings do not only challenge the existing view of the literature on single case study research, but also contend for the use of more pluralistic processes of theorizing that enable creative and newer ways of thinking for scientific discoveries in the field of organization and management studies.
Invisible Work: Translation, Language And Research Methods (148)
Author/s: Catherine Cassell Bill Lee
Track: Research Methodology
Paper Type: Full Papers
Keywords: translation, research methods, qualitative, language, internationalisation
Abstract: The increasing internationalization of Business Schools has been noted by numerous management writers and educators. As Business Schools become more global in reach, a growing number of faculty and students who work within them may be conducting their research in a second language. However, one area rarely discussed in the research methodology literature is translation. Here we present the findings from an empirical study about the experiences of translation of Business School Faculty for whom English is a second language. In drawing on the literature from the field of translation studies, we seek to problematise translation and highlight the variety of approaches taken to it by management researchers. Additionally, we provide some suggestions for ways in which research methodology teachers can support and guide students who may be working in more than one language.
A systematic Approach for Evaluating Theoretical Frameworks in Social Sciences and the Development of New Theoretical Framework (229)
Author/s: Nour Abdelwahab Qatawneh Abrahim Althonayan
Track: Research Methodology
Paper Type: Full Papers
Keywords: Keywords Systematic Literature Review (SLR), Evaluation, Theoretical Frameworks, Social science, literature reviews, Research, Methodology, and quality checklist.
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present an effective approach for systematic evaluation of the theoretical frameworks that help scholars in developing a new theoretical framework in social science research. This is primarily a conceptual paper focusing on the methodology of conducting systematic evaluation of theoretical frameworks of particular research area based on the approach of systematic literature review. This paper concludes that a high quality reviews of current theoretical frameworks of researches represent a potentially powerful means of reducing the gap between research and practice. This paper provides a systematic evaluation of the theoretical frameworks in social science as a language that scholars might use to guide the evaluation and development of new theoretical framework of future research. The contribution of this paper lies first in highlighting the need for scholars to employ systematic methods when conducting systematic evaluation of theoretical frameworks in social sciences researches. Beyond this broad purpose, the paper offers a framework of guideline for decision making at different points in the review process, and a set of criteria or standards by which authors, readers and reviewers can judge the quality of a current theoretical frameworks in any particular area. It is hoped that this systematic evaluation of theoretical frameworks can provide useful methodological guidance that will enhance longstanding efforts in social sciences.
This originality of this paper lies in its adaptation and application of recent methodological advances in conducting systematic reviews across the researches of social sciences. A search of core journals in social sciences researches found not a single paper that discussed methods of conducting systematic evaluation of theoretical frameworks of social science researches. The author proposed a systematic approach of evaluation across three stages include: (planning, conducting and reporting the evaluation) by evaluating different aspects i.e strengths, shortcoming, threats and opportunities of existing theoretical frameworks.
Diversity In Academe, Scientific Imperialism And Discrimination. (335)
Author/s: Bill Lee Usman Aslam
Track: Research Methodology
Paper Type: Full Papers
Keywords: Diversity, academic capitalism, discrimination, scientific imperialism, research practice.
Abstract: This article is concerned with how research practice may prevent universities from becoming high performance organizations. Starting from an understanding that journals preferences for particular types of research and English as a lingua franca of publication provide a basis for discrimination, this article contends that such discrimination is transplanted into universities through mechanisms such as journal quality lists. These practices discriminate against non indigenous academics and constitute a form of scientific imperialism. Using an empirical study of twenty seven UK based academics, this article examines how such discrimination is experienced. The article concludes by arguing that if the academic community wish to have a sustainable, more equitable and better informed future, it should change its own practices that limit expression of diverse research voices.
Measuring the unmeasurable: A Methodological Review (366)
Author/s: Sonal Jain Bertrand Venard
Track: Research Methodology
Paper Type: Full Papers
Keywords: Corruption, methodology, statistics, empirical, non-empirical
Abstract: Misconducts and organizational crimes are of interest to scholars due to their negative impacts on society, firms, and individuals. However, doing empirical research about the matter is with multiple challenges. Thus, when misconduct is punished by law, the people involved are not willing to discuss the matter, making it difficult to measure forbidden behaviors in an organization since being hidden. The aim of our paper is then to investigate the methodologies used to study a type of misconduct: corruption. We investigate the methodologies of academic articles about corruption published in top journals listed in Financial Times over the 33-year. The result compares and contrasts various kinds of research articles, methodologies, paradigmatic and research designs used in the literature. A clear contribution of the article is to show the weaknesses of the actual literature about corruption and to propose some important avenues for future research.
Developing Indigenous Quantitative Methodology in New Zealand (636)
Author/s: Ella Henry Charles Crothers
Track: Research Methodology
Paper Type: Full Papers
Keywords: Indigenous Maori Quantitative Research Methodology
Abstract: This paper relates to one study within the National Science Challenge: Building better homes, towns and cities. These Challenges, eleven in total, are funded by government, and are designed to take a more strategic approach to the government's science investment by targeting a series of goals, which, if achieved, would presumably have major and enduring benefits for New Zealand. The Building Challenge incorporates a Vision M?ori component, focusing on Kaupapa M?ori Research, a M?ori-centric paradigm that has been evolving over the last thirty years. M?ori are the Indigenous people of New Zealand. The project involved the design of a quantitative methodology, to gather aspirational data about how M?ori might better manage, design, and finance building and development, in an social milieu where most statistics about M?ori highlight disparity, disadvantage and despair. It contributes to the small but growing field of Indigenous Quantitative Methodology, underpinned by a cultural framework, and contributing to Indigenous self-determination and wellbeing.
Accessing the inaccessible: e-sampling via Facebook (867)
Author/s: Iuliana Maria Chitac Deborah Knowles
Track: Research Methodology
Paper Type: Full Papers
Keywords: Hard-to-access population, e-sampling, Facebook, qualitative research, PhD.
Abstract: This paper reflects on the accessing and sampling strategies used in a qualitative PhD study focused on hard to access communities. The hypothesis formulated is that, given the limited PhD research resources, reflectively combining traditional snowballing with esnowballing sampling via Facebook is efficient, particularly when trying to reach hard to access populations. This paper contributes to knowledge by offering context bounded insights for PhD researchers on how to efficiently access and sample hard to reach informants through e snowballing via Facebook. It provides new evidence of the time it takes to recruit research participants using different sampling techniques. To test this hypothesis, an esnowballing sampling process via Facebook was designed to access and sample immigrant entrepreneurs into participating in face to face interviews. The e snowballing sampling technique via Facebook was more time efficient, critical in increasing the sample size, yielding a similar participation rate to the traditional snowballing.